Barry J. Cohea
**** ******* **. ***. **** Arlington, TX 76014
*******@*****.*** 318-***-**** www.linkedin.com/pub/barry-cohea/7a/111/648
Stimulation Engineer
Eight years of fracture operations experience in the domestic petroleum industry. Entrusted to insure stimulation/fracture treatment performs safely and correctly under the oil company standards. Finish treatments in a timely manner and in accordance to oil company timetables. Ensures treatment is the best to produce oil and gas results; formation in Williston Basin, Eagle Ford, East Texas, and OK/TX Panhandle. Experience with oil & gas treatments in multiple completion methods and fracturing designs, also worked across different shale plays in the country and with production on million dollar wells.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
StrataGen Inc, Irving, Texas
Frac Advisor January 2013 – September 2015
Provided fracture design and evaluation, onsite fracture supervision and advisory services. Performed well analysis to identify the optimal balance of contact and conductivity for the reservoir, and to safeguard fracture execution.
Provided engineering & technical support for the design of hydraulic fracturing treatments. on-site supervision, quality control of stimulation treatments, and post-treatment analysis & frac optimization advice to get the best production out of the formation.
Advised clients on engineering, quality control, and operational aspects of stimulation treatments.
Ensured all pre-treatment fluid testing was completed adequately and verified on location as per StrataGen engineering standards to make sure treatment reacted correctly down hole and in formation.
Changed stimulation treatment on the fly, depending on the condition of the well and fracture fluid to reduce time loss and equipment failure during treatment.
Served as liaison between the services company and the oil company to make sure the oil and gas company standards were followed on the job site.
Provide daily supervision in the field during stimulation completion operations for companies like Cabot Oil and Gas, Oxy North Dakota, and Texas American Resources.
Trican Well Services, Woodward, OK
Field Engineer June 2010-December 2012
Monitored and tracked chemical, proppant, and water volumes to focus on cost efficiency and minimize variances to big budget wells.
Learned all aspects of pressure pumping for fracturing, cementing, and acidizing in Trican Training Service to prove best support to oil and gas companies.
Supported service supervisors and equipment operators with technical aspects.
Supervised fluid technicians to conducted onsite job quality. Ensured proper blending of fluids, sand sieve analysis and made sure all product s were on location to perform the entire treatment.
Performed sand sieve analysis water test for Ion, Chlorine, Sulfate, and carbonate content. Made the stimulation fluid sample (pilot test) every day for rheology. Also checked and monitored the breaker test on the field. Ensuring the chemical balance of the fluid and water could be combined.
Maintained customer relationships and answered technical questions when necessary.
Performed accurate Quality Assurance and Quality Control testing on sand and cross-linked test and other chemicals and equipment to insure quality of the fluid correct going down hole
Superior Well Services, Bossier City, LA
Field Engineer January 2008-July 2009
Monitored and tracked chemical, proppant, and water volumes to focus on cost efficiency and minimize variance on big budget wells.
Learned all aspects of pressure pumping for fracturing, and cementing in Superior Training Service to prove best support to oil and gas companies.
Assisted sales staff with technical needs and proposals by increasing sales displaying a wide variety of fluids to fit the customer’s need
Interfaced with customers in relation to products, procedures and equipment to make sure oil and gas company standards were followed on the job site.
Supervised fluid technicians to conducted onsite job quality. Ensured proper blending of fluids, sand sieve analysis and made sure all products were on location to perform the entire treatment.
Performed accurate Quality Assurance and Quality Control testing on sand and cross linked test and other chemicals and equipment to insure quality of the fluid correct going down hole.
Halliburton, Farmington, NM
Field Engineer July 2007-November 2007
Participated in an Engineer in Training Developmental Program to accelerate the learning of the oil and gas industry.
Engaged in extensive training processes with Frac productions of the petroleum industry.
Presented PowerPoint presentations on different aspects of the petroleum industry.
Training included the overall processes and procedures of proper drilling, wirelines,
cementing, fracture, geology, and the use of down hole tools.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Southern University and A&M College, 2006
Tech/Skills
Utilize FracproPT to monitor, analyze, and optimize stimulation treatments
Completed all On-site computer modeling (MFrac); troubleshooting and problem-solving on stimulation treatments.
Microsoft office: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Folk Lift Training
SPR Training.
OSHA training per oil and gas company